He melted Madison Square Garden: Evan Fournier broke his records for points (41) and shots scored behind the arc (10) to allow New York to overthrow Boston (108-105), after counting 25 lengths of delay, Thursday in the NBA.
Lately, the matches follow each other and are not alike for the rear, silver medalist with the Blues at the Tokyo Games. In the loss to Oklahoma City on December 31, he was limited to three points, before reacting to the next game, also lost in Toronto (20 pts).
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41 points and 8 rebounds, at 10-14 at 3-pts, for the French !!!
And the Knicks dominate the Celtics on the buzzer, after having recovered from a deficit of… 25 points!
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Tuesday, he had reached the bottom, with a zero point in scoring, assistant of the bench, during all the last quarter, with the victory against Indiana.
Certainly upset, and remembering that the Celtics had done very well for him (32 pts) for his first in the New York jersey at the opening of the championship, he showed pride and an unprecedented flamboyance at home in ten seasons NBA.
I didn’t think I was doing as well as my first game here
For three quarters, he was the only one to float on the Knicks side in this meeting long mastered by Boston, carried by Jayson Tatum, excellent (36 pts, 9 assists, 6 rebounds). But the Frenchman saved the best for last and, in the same momentum, his teammates woke up, like Julius Randle (22 pts, 8 rebounds).
Fournier, whose previous personal best at three points amounted to 7 baskets registered in April 2021 in the jersey of … Boston against Houston, planted in the money-time his 9th and 10th banderillas (in 14 attempts), this last passing NY in front of the score for the first time (99-98) two minutes from time.
During this last quarter, he put 13 points, which made 41 in total (8 rebounds). Nine better than his previous personal best.
Almighty Evan
“Obviously I’m lacking consistency at the moment. But I didn’t think I was doing as well as in my first game here,” Fournier commented warmly. “When you go through a season where there is a lot of inconstancy and you try to find a rhythm, you have to stay positive and look forward. That’s what I try to do, sometimes it works. and sometimes not “.
What a shot by RJ !!!
Great win at home tonight.— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) January 7, 2022
The last two minutes were not his however, Tatum equalizing 1.5 seconds from the buzzer (105-105). Enough time for RJ Barrett (13 pts), who freed New York from a three-point shot as improbable as the prospect of success a few minutes earlier was.
If the Knicks nabbed 10th place from Boston in the East, Phoenix has taken control in the West at the expense of Golden State.
The Suns won against the Clippers (106-89), once again relying on the science of the game of Chris Paul, author of his first tripe-double of the season (14 pts, 10 assists, 13 rebounds) .
Devin Booker having struggled offensively (11 pts to 5/22, 10 rebounds), second knives Cameron Johnson (24 pts) and Jalen Smith (19 pts, 14 rebounds) stood out, against Californians (8th) where Marcus Morris (26 pts, 8 rebounds) felt very lonely in attack. Nicolas Batum (1 pt, 7 rebounds, 2 assists) made a timid return to him after eleven days of absence.
Earlier, the Warriors, without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green put to rest, had conceded a second loss in a row to New Orleans (101-96). Brandon Ingram (32 pts, 11 rebounds) was the executioner of Golden State.
For Memphis, solid 4th, all is well on the other hand, with a seventh consecutive success gleaned against Detroit (118-88), thanks to Ja Morant (22 pts, 9 rebounds, 6 assists), Killian Tillie contributing modestly (5 pts, 5 rbds).
Opposite, Killian Hayes was just as discreet (5 pts, 2 assists).
